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Notice to Readers: National Infant Immunization Week --- April
21--28, 2007
The week of April 21--28, 2007, is National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) and Vaccination Week in the
Americas (VWA). During this week, hundreds of communities throughout the United States are expected to participate in
NIIW-VWA by sponsoring activities emphasizing the importance of timely infant and childhood vaccination.
Immunization is one of the most effective ways to protect infants and children from potentially serious
diseases. Approximately 11,000 infants are born each day in the United States; according to the recommended immunization
schedule, each infant requires approximately 27 doses of vaccine (i.e.,
administered in 21 or 22 injections of combination
vaccines) before age 2 years for protection from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases
(1).
Kick-off events highlighting the need to achieve and maintain high childhood vaccination coverage rates will be hosted
in Nevada; Colorado; Hidalgo County, Texas; and communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Events will include
education activities for providers, media events, and immunization clinics in collaboration with CDC, state and local
health departments, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
NIIW is being held in conjunction with VWA. VWA, sponsored by PAHO, targets children and other vulnerable
and underserved populations with low vaccination coverage rates in all countries in the Western hemisphere.
During NIIW-VWA, CDC has English- and Spanish-language
public education campaign materials available to communities, including television public service announcements, posters, print advertisements, articles, and
educational materials for parents and providers. Additional information about NIIW-VWA and childhood vaccination is available
from CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niiw/default.htm.
Information on VWA is available at
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/vw_2007.htm.
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